diff --git a/api/signals.py b/api/signals.py
index 142ff6a..3af45b7 100644
--- a/api/signals.py
+++ b/api/signals.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ from django.db.models.signals import post_save
 from api.models import User
 from django.contrib.auth.models import Permission
 from api.tasks import verify_user_with_person_api_task
-from asgiref.sync import sync_to_async
 
 
 @receiver(post_save, sender=User)
@@ -30,10 +29,9 @@ def assign_device_permissions(sender, instance, created, **kwargs):
 
 
 @receiver(post_save, sender=User)
-@sync_to_async
-def verify_user_with_person_api(sender, instance, created, **kwargs):
+async def verify_user_with_person_api(sender, instance, created, **kwargs):
     if created:
-        verify_user_with_person_api_task(instance.id)
+        await verify_user_with_person_api_task.defer_async(instance.id)
 
 
 @receiver(reset_password_token_created)
diff --git a/api/tasks.py b/api/tasks.py
index d4c1890..aa06175 100644
--- a/api/tasks.py
+++ b/api/tasks.py
@@ -18,11 +18,13 @@ env.read_env(os.path.join(BASE_DIR, ".env"))
 
 @app.task
 def add(x, y):
-    print(f"Adding {x} and {y}")
+    logger.info(f"Executing test background task with {x} and {y}")
     return x + y
 
 
-@app.periodic(cron="0 0 */28 * *")  # type: ignore
+@app.periodic(
+    cron="0 0 */28 * *", queue="heavy_tasks", periodic_id="deactivate_expired_devices"
+)  # type: ignore
 @app.task
 def deactivate_expired_devices():
     expired_devices = Device.objects.filter(
@@ -66,7 +68,8 @@ def add_new_devices_to_omada(new_devices: list[dict]):
     omada_client.add_new_devices_to_omada(new_devices)
 
 
-def verify_user_with_person_api_task(user_id: int):
+@app.task
+async def verify_user_with_person_api_task(user_id: int):
     """
     Verify the user with the Person API.
     :param user_id: The ID of the user to verify.
@@ -80,16 +83,16 @@ def verify_user_with_person_api_task(user_id: int):
         return None
     # Call the Person API to verify the user
 
-    verification_failed_message = f"""
-    _The following user verification failed_:
-    *ID Card:* {user.id_card}
-    *Name:* {user.first_name} {user.last_name}
-    *House Name:* {user.address}
-    *Date of Birth:* {user.dob}
-    *Island:* {(user.atoll.name if user.atoll else "N/A")} {(user.island.name if user.island else "N/A")}
-    *Mobile:* {user.mobile}
-    Visit [SAR Link Portal](https://portal.sarlink.net) to manually verify this user.
-    """
+    # verification_failed_message = f"""
+    # _The following user verification failed_:
+    # *ID Card:* {user.id_card}
+    # *Name:* {user.first_name} {user.last_name}
+    # *House Name:* {user.address}
+    # *Date of Birth:* {user.dob}
+    # *Island:* {(user.atoll.name if user.atoll else "N/A")} {(user.island.name if user.island else "N/A")}
+    # *Mobile:* {user.mobile}
+    # Visit [SAR Link Portal](https://portal.sarlink.net) to manually verify this user.
+    # """
 
     # logger.info(verification_failed_message)
     PERSON_VERIFY_BASE_URL = env.str("PERSON_VERIFY_BASE_URL", default="")  # type: ignore
@@ -170,7 +173,7 @@ def verify_user_with_person_api_task(user_id: int):
                 user.mobile,
                 f"Dear {user.first_name} {user.last_name}, \n\nYour account registration is being processed. \n\nWe will notify you once verification is complete. \n\n - SAR Link",
             )
-            send_clean_telegram_markdown(message=verification_failed_message)
+            # send_clean_telegram_markdown(message=verification_failed_message)
             return False
     else:
         # Handle the error case